The article below was produced by Michael Hampton for an illustrated article published in OUTDOOR AUSTRALIA magazine (2005). This has been edited and enlarged for this post. Creaking under our novice bushwalker’s loads, my companions and I once joked that wouldn’t it be nice to have freeze-dried water, all you’d have to do was add… Continue reading The Outdoor Gourmet and Drying Food
Author: Michael Hampton
A Tasmanian by birth, Michael spent his childhood in Central Australia where he developed an intrinsic love of the outdoors. Recovering from the initial shock of landing in the suburbs of Melbourne as a teenager, Michael discovered the wilds of Victoria. He has been actively involved in the outdoors as a backcountry skier, bushwalker, rockclimber and paddler. Michael is also an outdoor pursuits instructor and guide and is an accomplished freelance writer, illustrator and photographer. He is the author of The Outdoor Gourmet.